Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.  

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.  

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.  

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1694  On October - 26 birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  On this day in history birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer  

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on October - 26.  

1757  On October - 26 birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer  

1759  On this day in history birth of georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice  

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.  

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on this day in history.  

1791  On October - 26 birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)  

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.  

1795  On October - 26 birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer  

1800  On October - 26 birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1802  On October - 26 birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)  

1804  On October - 26 birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875  

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  On October - 26 birth of stefano Golinelli, composer  

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on this day in history.  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.  

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1830  On this day in history birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866  

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.  

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on this day in history.  

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on this day in history.  

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0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies  

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.  

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.  

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.  

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)